Lane County leader., October 16, 1903, Image 2

One Life’s Secret!
would say; and the depression which that
C H A P T E R T lL -H C M C teM d .)
A few day* » f t w tiur fimt riait of Rob- visit o f the marquis had left on him con­
fn. he came **ain to the cottage. Thia tinued to mark bis manner from that
time he aoor/UD^i to Hugh and Ro*e time.
Rose was anxious and uneasy. That
that be had obtained work at the farm
o f Antoine Lebrun, the fi^ t p i* '* at this sudden ' hinge had been caused by
something
said or done during the time
which he had applied. It ia needle** to
a ay that both were glad to hear o f his in which he had conferred with his guest,
she could not doubt. And if so, what
good fortune.
It was at *un«et when Robin came. He could that cause have been?—what was
had come immediately on finishing his its nature? 8be exhausted her imagina­
day's work, and Hugh inrited him to stay tion with vain endeavors to guess at the
with them an hoar or two. This im i­ truth. A ll remained in darkness. 8he
tation Robin was nothing loth to accept; retired to rest unhappy and perplexed.
Hugh worked a « usual in the garden
for it was giren with a degree of cor­
diality that was rare with Hugh; an 1 and the field nil the next day; he mads
whether the beauty and shy grace of no allusion to the occurrences o f the past
young Rose had any influence in Robin's evening, and affairs went on with the
decision to remain, we leare others to same quiet regularity as ever, at the cot­
judge. A t all erents. when he had stay­ tage. without bringing any further un­
ed perhaps two hours, and was taking his pleasant consequence from the visit of
departure, Hugh inrited him to repeat the marquis than what already displayed
the risit. And Robin answered, quietly: itself in her father’s altered demeanor.
"Y ou are rery good, monsieur, and 1 That o f itself was sufficiently productive
confess that I am only too glad to come; of anxiety to Rose.
Robin made his accustomed visit at
for I am somewhat strange yet among
the work-people on the farm, and being sunset. It was a relief to her; for i f it
in a new place, it makes one rather lone­ could not divert her mind from the
ly. And I feel more acquainted with thoughts of her father’ s sadness, it at
yon, perhaps, because this waa the first least served to break the almost insup­
place at which I sought for work.
I portable silence that had reigned within
shall be pleased to come, monsieur, and the cottage all day long.
To-night, Hugh would not join them
then, it niay be. if I come early enough,
that mademoiselle.’* glancing towards in the garden, but remained in the kitch­
Rose, "w ill show me her garden, o f which en. reading, or seeming to do so. And
Robin and Rose sat in the garden togeth­
I hear you speak.”
Hugh promised that this should be the er, without working as usual, for she
could do nothing hut think o f her father,
case. And Robin departed.
On the third day, in th** middle o f the and the young man. sympathizing deep­
afternoon, Robin appeared. Hugh was ly and earnestly with both, tried to con­
surprised at seeing him so much earlier sole and cheer bis fair companion with
than nsual, since the usual hour for leav­ hopeful words and soothing tones. And
ing work was at sunset. But Robin said Row? could not but take a sad pleasure
that Antoine Lebrun had allowed him to in listening to his words, for Robin’ s
come earlier, because he had done more friendship had already become dear to
.
work on the two preceding days than any her.
other of the men. And he had wished
C H A P T E R V III.
to see mademoiselle's garden in full day­
light.
There was a knock for admittance at
Bo Robin was conducted to the garden, the cottage door. Hugh Lamonte started
and here, although he praised its beauty, uneasily from his chair. Every knock—
yet he also found ample space for im­ every approaching footstep, of late, he
provement, and volunteered, if Hugh was imagined to be that o f the Marquis of
willing, to come down and work in it Montauban; for a time o f restitution was
coming, and it was to cost him dear. He
occasionally.
As there appeared to be no serious ob­ hastily crossed the room, sad flung the
jection to such a proceeding, the arrange­ door wide open. An angry exclamation
ment was made; and nearly every after­ burst from his lips. Rose, seated by the
noon, thenceforth, Robin came half an
hour before sunset, and with spade, rake,
scissors and pruning knife, busied him­
self in the garden, making such altera­
tions for the better and training the fa­
vorite flowers o f Rose so skillfully that
they became even finer and more abun­
dant than they had been in the earlier
part of the season, when they seemed to
want no addition to their beauty.
And while Robin worked among the
flower beds, Rose sat at the garden door,
with her sewing or embroidery, or, per­
haps, a book; for Robin, she was pleas­
ed to find, was as fond of books as her­
self, and many a pleasant half-hour was
passed thus by them. Robin had no fath­
er, no mother, no sisters, nor a home,
such as others had, and he told them
that this seemed like home to him. He
always hastened to the cottage as soon
as he was released from w*ork and had
eaten his supper, and not unfreqnently
remained a part o f the evening with
them. These visits were pleasant ones.
Robin enjoyed them, and Rose always
liked to see him coming; while Hugh
Lamonte, though he said little on the sub­
ject now, seemed to regard him as a wel­
come visitor. Rose sometimes wondered
at his evident liking for the young man, !
being usually, as he was, o f a mood so
unsocial; bat she could not but admit that (
HORI.V, TUB OARDCNKK.
for one so handsome, so amiable and
kind-hearted as Robin, to win the friend­ casement with her sewing, trembled and
ship o f those about him, was not at all turned pale; for the newcomer was Gas-
strange, and, therefore, it was less sur­ parde.
prising, that as every one else seemed to
"G ood afternoon, uncle," said the rogue,
like him so well, that her father should frankly.
be also attracted towards hirn.
"H o w , Gasparde,” uttered Hugh, in in­
a
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censed astonishment, and without notic­
The Marquis of Montaubnn, late one ing the salutation—"horn come you here?"
afternoon, made his appearance at the
" I have come," answered the man
cottage o f Hugh Lamonte. This was no quietly, assumiug an expression o f the
common occurrence; for visitors were deepest seriousness, "to ask your par­
generally rather repelled than attracted don. and that o f Mademoiselle Rose, for
by the reserve and taciturnity of Hugh. my old behavior; and I honestly hope you
This afternoon, Hugh Lamonte, with will forgive me."
Robin, who had just come from the farm,
Hugh looked at him, half incredulously,
and our pretty Rose, were together in the
and with a searching glance he stepped
garden, when a knocking was heard.with
back
s pace, but made no answer. Gas-
In the kitchen, and Rose, being nearest
the door, ran in to see who was there. pa rds followed up the movement, and
The marquis was standing by the case­ stepped just within the door, so that he
now beheld Rose. Apprehension and an­
ment.
noyance were plainly expressed on her
"Hood evening, my child,” he said, countenance as she beheld him. H e look
kindly, as she entered. " I have come to ed aa unprepossessing as ever, though his
tee your father. Is he at home?''
words were certainly very fair.
"Yea, monsieur,” answered Rose. " I
"Good afternoon. Cousin Rose," he
will call him."
said, with gravity; and noticing the indi­
She went out and informed her father cation of her disposition towards him in
o f the desire o f the marquis, and while her countenance, he hastened to add,
he entered the kitchen, proceeded to as­ with an air o f penitence and sorrow: "O ,
sist Robin in tying up a rose hush, which I see. Rose, that you have not forgotten
had lK»en bent down by a shower on the how I used to annoy you. I know I do
previous day.
not deserve that you should; but I con­
It waa twilight time when the marquis fess I had hoped you would overlook It by
left Hugh, and getting into hia carriage, this time; for I am sincerely sorry for
drove away in the direction o f the cha­ my impertinence."
teau. They heard him go away—Robin
The young girl made no reply at first,
and Rose. Rut Hugh did not come out the suddenness of all this astonished her.
again; and when they went In. they found
Hugh Lamonte atood silently regarding
him seated by the table, in the gathering him with a half-angry, half-perplexed
dusk, and loaning forward on it, with his air. He doubted whether to put faith in
fare buried in his hands.
the fair declaration o f Gasparde.
H e rose immediately on their entrance,
"Cousin Rose,” said the latter again,
and went to get a light; hut he did not deprecatingly, " I promise you that I will
speak, and as the flare of the light shone never behave so impertinently again. I
on his countenance, both observed that wish you would try to forget my inso­
it was unusually pale. Perceiving his si­ lence, and forgive me."
lence and depression, Robin, filled with
Rose looked up.
sympathy for him. shortly withdrew,
"Since you are sincerely repentant,
without inquiring into its cause; for he Gasparde,” she said, " I will eadeavor to
saw plainly that Hugh waa not 111, but do both." And then she returned her
that something unpleasant pressed upon work.
his mind had taken place within the last
"A n d you aleo, sir?** said Gasparde.
hour.
^
turning to Hugh.
"T h e less said about that tha better,**
Aa soon as Robin waa gone. Rose went
to her father and sitting down by him. returned Hugh, dryly; "but you may be
begged him to tell her the cause of hia grateful to Rose for forgiving you, which
downcast appearance. But he would not ia more than you merit. And now. If you
wish to say anything to me, you must
reply to her troubled inquiries.
"R ose, my dear child,” he said, tender­ come into the garden, for I am going
And picking up hit tools, ha
ly and sadly, " I cannot tell yon what it there."
is that affect* me; at least, not now. IV> went out. without saying another word.
Gasparde followed, with downcast eyea
not ask me. He happy, and do not trou
hie yourself about me." It waa all he and hnTibled .manner; and Rose, truly
confident ia hia sincerity, was almost
sorry that her father treated him so un­
graciously. She had some curiosity to
know what could be hia business with her
father; bat that waa impossible. They
remained in the garden for some time—
perhaps half an hour, then both re-enter­
ed. H ath saying to h*s companion:
-W e ll—well; come again to-morrow,
and. meanwhile. I will think a boat h ."
“T h a t will do.” returned Gasparde.
And aa he crossed the room to the oppo­
site door, he nodded to Rose, saying, re­
spectfully: "Good morning, cousin."
"Good morning. Gasparde,”
she re­
sponded. aa he went oat.
B o a r M « 4 « G ra ta
When Hugh had that the door and
Where there U only a «m all quantity
come back into the room. Rose could not o f grain to clean on a farm, a fanning
but see that he was more thoughtful and
mill seem* to be In the nature o f a
gloomy than before. A ll day he preserv­
Then there are often timen
ed the same moody air; and Rose waa luxury.
unhappy, alike in being unable to divine when but a «m ail lot o f grain la to be
the caoae o f his increased perplexity and cleaned fo r aome apeclal purpose. In
trouble, or to alleviate it. H e had not either case the band-made arrange­
yet made any allusion to the object o f tha ment shown tn the illustration w ill be
marquis' recent visit: bat she knew that j found exceedingly useful. A box o f
he was thinking o f it continually.
Shs ■onvenient aixe la secured and handles
knew, however, that she should only an­
fastened to either aide for ease In han-
noy him by seeming to notice hia myste­
rious dejection, and so she became alient. ! dllng. Inside this box strips are placed
In the afternoon. Robin came as nsual. upon which the fram e* are to be run,
after his day's work was done, and Rose aa shown In the small cut on the right
even persuaded herself that he, too, teem­ | side o f the engraving.
ed somewhat serious. H e west out into
Frames o f proper size and w eigh t
the garden with her father, and thence to ; are covered w ith w ire netting with
the field; and she could see them standing meebes o f various aixe.
T h e upper
there, as if talking together, for a long
I meab should be quite coarse and fas­
time. They did not work as nsual. A t
length, however, they left their post and tened Into the box about three Inches
came siawly up through the garden. They from the top. This la not to be taken
out, but the fram es below are to be
were conversing still.
"W h a t is it about, I wonder?** asked made so they w ill slide In and out
the young girl, mentally.
readily.
It la a good plan to have
The two entered. Robin did not speak;
but Hugh advanced straight to Rose .
"R ose,” he said, gently, "here is our
good neighbor Robin, who wishes to mar­
ry you. W h at do you say to it? "
"W ish es to marry m e?" iterated the
young girl, faltering and blushing.
“ Exactly. Is it not sufficiently plain?"
Rose waa silent, her eyes cast down to
the floor, and her fair cheek reddening
still deeper. The tears fast gathered in
her eyes. Robin wished to marry her.
Hugh turned away, and, with folded
arms, paced the room. Robin came to
her aide.
“ Dear Rose," he said, softly, taking
her hand, "you r father has told you what
I have asked him. It is true that I wish
to marry yon, if you are willing. I did
home - m ad e o r a i * s ie v e .
not think you disliked me. W ill you show
me that you do not?"
She did not answer, but sat with her more fram es than slots, so that one
eyes still cast down, and her hand in his. may readily s ift any grain one has.
" I know, dear Rose,” he said, again, Thla little arrangem ent Is Inexpensive
"th at I am asking a great deal. I came and any one at all handy w ith tools
here only a few weeks ago, and I was coold build one in a short time.
a stranger. I came seeking for work, and
S election o f T on n e D a ir r Stock.
found it. I am poor, and have yet no
M any persons who claim to have a
home o f my own, but that I trust to have
some day. I love you. Rose, and I ask pretty good Idea o f w hat a d airy ani­
you if you will promise to marry me mal should be, still adhere to the old
when I am rich enough to buy a little notion that It should be deep In the
farm of my own."
flanks, and wedge-shaped. Increasing
"B u t—my father?" she hesitated, rais­
ing her eyes sorrowfully, as she thought In depth and width backward. So fa r
o f his loneliness. "N o —no; I cannot leave as mature cows are concerned, there
may be som ething in this. If w e add
h im !"
“ Rose,” said Hugh, turning to her, "the depth o f udder; but w e have to con­
future is not in your hands. Do not think sider points that are applicable to the
o f me. I f you love Robin sufficiently well young calf, the undeveloped heifer,
to marry him, answer him at once. A ll and the sire as well. M any good cows
will be w ell."
lack depth o f flank, nor are all heifers
"Then I wHl marry you, Robin," ahe
o f great promise and bulls noted as
said in a low tone.
"Y o u will forget that I am poor, and a great sires specially rem arkable fo r
deep flanks; Indeed, the reverse Is
stranger?"
" I do not need to forget it,” was her gen erally the case. A deep flank Is
answer. And her glance o f timid, a f­ gen era lly accompanied by a level or
fectionate confidence was raised to his.
straight bottom line, so desirable In
H e bent forward with a thrill o f inex­ b eef animals; but a promising dalj-y
pressible delight, and pressed his lips to
youngster Is usually deep In the mid­
those of the blushing girl.
"A n d you will never break your prom­ dle, with the bottom line from tbe m id­
ise, though you should meet with trial dle running upward to tbe brisket, and
tow ard the flank, which shows good
and temptation and danger?"
"N o ; never—never, Robin; But why depth through the middle o f tbe body,
do you fear—and what?"
but tbe reverse behind the shoulders
“ I cannot tell you, Rose. But it will and In front o f the hips.—Am erican
be a long time before we can marry, per­
Cultivator.
haps; for I will not ask you to share my
lot with me until I have risen higher—
D oable How-Horse.
fa r higher than I am now. And no one
Unless coal is burned exclu sively on
knows what may happen m that time. It tb e farm saw-horse such as is shown
w ill be a long time," he continued, after In the cut wflll be found a great labor-
a while; "but I shall be patient; for I saving device. I t Is used fo r saw ing
want to rise to something better than I
am now, Rose. You are too good to mar­ both long aud short pieces o f wood,
ry a farmer, or a gardener. For your and i f made fou r fee t or more long It
sake, I shall strive to render myself can be used by tw o men in operating
a cross-cut saw. T h e tw o cross strips
something higher than either."
"Y ou need not be better than you are, at tbe close ends are but fifteen Inches
Robin," said the girl, gently.
apart, so one is able to saw strips as
“ But I meart to become more worthy short as needed fo r any stove. This
o f you, nevertheless,” was his rejoinder.
double saw-horse should be made o f
And now Hugh Lamonte turned to
tough material and be braced as shown
tbein.
“ Since this is done,” he said, " I give In the c u t The horse from which the
you both my blessing. Rose, my child,”
and he laid his hand solemnly on her fair
head, "be true to Robin until he comes
to claim you, and you will be rewarded.”
There was a moment o f deep silence.
The young lover bent down, and tenderly
kissed his betrothed bride, from whose
gentle eyes the tears stole down.
Aud through the opposite casement
glared and gleamed a pair of fiendish
♦•yes upon that little group. The brig­
and-lover, Gasparde, had heard every
w ord— witnessed every look and action
d raw in g was made was held together
within. They did not see him; they did
not hear the hitter curses hissed through w ith Iron bars, but tbe round pole,
his shut teeth, nor mark the clenched such as Is com m only used in the cen­
ter. would answer w ith
Inch-thick
hand that menaced them.
(T o be continued.)
strips at the bottom on either side, if
It was necessary to reduce the cost
Jov Knoasrh.
Mrs. Subbubs— You didn’ t get much
O v er-F ee d in g the Horae.
pleasure out o f your w alk, did you,
W h ile most horses on the farm are
dear?
properly fed. and In some cases under­
Mr. Subbubs (b eam in gly)—Indeed, I fed rather than overfed, there are
farm ers who are not Judicious feeders,
did.
Mrs. Subbubs— But, th at show er o f and when the animal gets out o f or­
rain. See how w et you are.
der they depend upon condition pow­
Mr. Subbubs—O ! that doesn’t matter. ders to set it straight instead o f regu­
W h a t do you think? I found a g o lf ball latin g the feed. It may not be gener­
I loaf last summer. Philadelphia Press. a lly known that a prolonged use o f
condition powders w ill produce Indi­
Nat Ye*.
gestion o f a most violent type. Horses
“ K ite -flyin g tim e has arrived,
re- that are fed on grains largely, and
marked th e Observant Boarder.
w h o do not perform a great deal o f la­
“ But the kites do not keep up with
bor. are quite liable to Indigestion, and
modern p m t n s a " added the Croes- the easiest w a y to cure the trouble is
K yed Boarder.
to cut o ff the grain for a week or more
“ H o w 's that?”
and feed exclu sively o f bran mashes
" I have seen no stringleas kites yet.” and good hay.
—P ittsb u rg Chronicle.
M ixed.
V a lu e o f A lfa lfa .
N eb b —W h o Is that ordinary ! Hiking
wom an w ith Mrs. M eek?
K ick —M rs. Meek Is the ordinary look­
in g w om an; that swell-dressed creature
w ith her Is Mrs. M eek's hired f i r ! . " —
O hio State Journal.
It has been demonstrated that alfal­
fa can be grow n In nearly all o f the
States and when farmers, and dairy­
men especially, learn o f Its great feed­
ing value It w ill be found on every
farm . Once established It may be cut
several times a year and for many
years. I t is rich In protein and when
fe d w ith com fodder makes nearly a
T h e on ly position some men can bold
Is opposition
batanead ration, furnishing the propor­
tion o f protein needed by stock during
the W'.iter. Dairym en have lon g rec­
ognized tbe necessity o f feedin g grains
or other fodder containing protein, but
groan under the expense when the pro­
tein feeds must be bou gh t I f a lfa lfa
w ill furnish tbe bulk o f the expensive
protein, as It undoubtedly
w ill, a
chance to save conalderable In tbe cost
o f feedin g la offered by g ro w in g a l­
falfa.
D aa’t F o r * «*
The Macmillan Company «nnom«.
a n ew play by Stephen Phuiin/T?*
v ld and Batbsheba."
'
P lo w ln *.
W hen one la gro w in g a diversified
lot o f crops there Is little tim e fo r
choosing seasons in which to do the
necessary branches o f tbe w ork.
In
many localities there la a rooted ob­
jection to fa ll plowing, and In some
cases these objections m ay be sound,
although In the m ajority o f cases there
are three good arguments In fa v o r o f
fa ll p low in g to one against It. Tber#
is more tim e to do the work, and as a
result It Is better done In the fall. Fall-
plow ed soil can be worked earlier In
the spring, because It Is open and
warm s up earlier. In the normal sea­
son one tan plant In fall-plow ed
ground a week or ten days earlier
than In ground plowed In tbe spring.
In some sections where It does not
seem advisable to h arrow a fte r fall
plowing, and especially when sod land
has been turned under, a disc barrow
can be run o ver tbe ground to advan­
tage. leaving tbe work o f the smooth­
ing harrow to be done in the spring.
Thomas E. Watson's “Life an(j T|
of Thomas Jefferson" will
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the press of D. Appleton & Co.
The Hobart Company is about t « ^
llsh a new novel by General Chut.
King, entitled "A n Apache Prince*?*
T h e first book on the Hat of
ft Brothers Is R obert W. Chamlw
new lo v e story, “ T h e Maids of k !.
dlse.”
m'
Perhaps the title o f “ The I.ightntn,
Conductor” Is a little misleud.ng. ¡¡„
ry H olt ft Co. h ave had requ<t!,
v ie w copies from tw o scientific period,
lea la
P ro f. W . E. Rurghardt Du Bola 1 «,,
w ork on a novel which A. C. McCIm,
& Co., the publishers o f his slice««!!
book, "T h e Souls o f Black Folk,”
bring out In tbe fa ll o f 190!.
M aurice M aeterlinck's great pUr
"M on n a Vanua,” produced In LondJi
and considered by the censoi^maj,
think most absurdly— as Unmoral, wii
A H orse M alady.
Most farm ers are fam ilia r w ith tha be published by the Harpers.
Clara Louise Burnham's new noeel i,
horse that puffs and wheezes at bii
T h e central ggg,
work.
T h e disease Is technically entitled “ J ew el.”
known as ''roa rin g," and Is said to be o f this story. Jew el, w ill perhapa hold
sim ilar to asthma In humans. Tbers a position beside "L it t le Lord Fauitk.
is really no cure fo r It. but trouble r o y " In the hearts o f all readen, j«
may be greatly alleviated by treat­ the book Is not a Juvenile In an; atag
ment. and especially by proper feed ­ o f the word.
ing. I f tbe disease Is not so seated
One o f the most significant of the
that the animal cannot do farm work, forth com in g publications Is "Irdaid
then that given It should be ligh t and Under English Rule.” which la to be
the feed should consist o f little hay, published by G. P. Putnam's SonaTi*
and this wet each tim e; feed mainly author o f this book is Thomas Addk
on gralna. T ak e one drachm Iodide ol Emmet, M. D., a grand-nephew ot Rob­
potassium and mix with one-halt ert Emmet.
drachm nux vomica. G iv e this dose
T h e M acm illan Company will pup.
tw ice a day fo r tw o o - three w e e k i llsh w ith in a fe w weeks a very Impoi-
during each bad attack, and during tant w ork, entitled “ T h e Island of For
the period let the w ork o f the horse mosa. Past and Present." Tbe wort
be that which does Dot require much deals w ith
the history, people, in
speed. T b e care and treatm ent Indi­ their governm ent, resources and cob
cated w ill relieve the animal greatly, merclal products.
although It Is doubtful If it w ill ever
Charles Josselyn. whose “ The True
amount to much for steady work.—
Napoleon” received favorable criticl»
Crow n Poiut (Ind.) Register.
last year, has In press for earl; pub­
lication by Paul E lder ft Co. a collec­
P la n tin g a Peach O rchard.
tion o f interesting and Instructive K-
W ere I to set a large peach orchard
lectlons from fam ous authors, entitled
I would p refer June budded trees. Th<
“ M y F a vo rite Bookshelf."
roots are all In a bunch, and the tres
Doubleday, P a ge ft Co. have received
can be easily started right and kepi
so. A great many persons In starting the manuscript o f a “ L ife of Genera
aa orchard are In too big a burry. Samuel C. A rm stron g," founder ol
T h e y must have trees to com e into Im­ Ham pton Institute, by his daughter,
mediate bearing, and so go to tbe nurs­ Mrs. Edith Tnlbot. It is an intimate
eries and pick out the larger trees, record and Interpretation of one o( tbe
overlooking the fact that the large: 1 most Inspiring personalities In our re­
and older the tree the greater shock cent history.
It receives. Years ago I set a large | P h ilip G. Hubert, Jr., author o f”
orchard from nursery row s tw o. three Stage as a Career,” has prepared a
a
and fou r years old. and In five years ) new p reface fo r his "Liberty
the two-year-olds w ere the largest, I L iv in g ,” whleh, published some yeai
th riftiest and best In every way. W hen ago by G. P. Pu tn am ’s Sons, has be«
set. the roots w ere all there, and the out o f print for some time. According
trees hardly stopped grow ing, while to tbe subtitle, “ L ib erty and a Living”
the older trees bad mangled and cut is "th e record o f an attempt to seems
roots, with too much body and limbs, I bread and butter, sunshine and coo-
and w ere more or less stunted.
Be tent. by gardening, fisbing and hint-
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careful In setting an orchard. If root« ing.”
are mangled, to cut them off smooth
| W IS D O M O F K IN G SOLOMON
and trim most o f the limbs or top.—
V e va y (Ind.) R eveille.
H o w H e K x e r a p iitie d I t In the P m
j
en ce o f th e Q u een o f Sheba.
N o w H e H ides.
T h irty years ago 1 saw a man riding
the first riding Implement I ever be­
held. I remarked to the mafi who was
w ith me that when I got so 1 had to
ride to farm I was going to quit the
business.
I have been riding every
kind o f machine possible fo r lo! these
many years. I have no quarrel with
the man who rides when be farm s.—
Farm Furrows.
F a r m N otes.
T h e horse w ill be here when all the
automobiles have been sold for scrap
Iron.
T h e shoats that are Intended for
breeders should not be made to be­
come too f a t
The scarcity o f help has caused peo­
ple to think more and plan the work
more carefully.
Some farmers say that It w ill event­
ually kill a lfa lfa to mow it at any
other than the tim e to cut fo r bay,
namely, while It is in bloom. Has any
one bad experience that w ill aerve to
settle this question?
The machinery w ill run so much bet­
ter when it Is kept w ell oiled. Make
the hired man run smoothly by a gen­
erous supply o f oil o f kindness. Keep
him In a good humor and get more
work done and the fnrm animals w ill
have better care and attention.
When sugar prices are low. German
farmers can hereafter utilize their
crops more profitably by drying tbe
beets for use as cattle feed. E xperi­
ments have shown this method to be
feasible, and the dried beets can be
easily stored.
“ H ere Is the legend o f the visit o
the queen o f Sheba to K ing Solomon.'
said the Pascagoula Diogenes In ti
rotunda o f the G reat Southern Hon
G ulfport, Sunday. "T h e queeu reign­
ed o ver a people that lived on tie
border o f the R ed Sea who were tlr
richest In Arabia.
They were repre­
sented leading an idle life owing ti
the abundance o f natural produce ot
their country, w hich afforded the sus­
tenance o f life aud also frankuictntg
myrrh, cinnamon
and
balsam tint
ga ve them
an extensive commerce
with other nations.
“ T h e queen, o w in g to the splendid
reputation o f K in g Solomon, »'iosr
p ow er and w isdom had spread to tie
rem otest parts o f the world, visited
him at his ow n court.
Presenting
herself at the foo t o f his throne, in
each o f her bauds she held a wresti
o f flow ers—on e composed of natural
the other o f artificial. Art In tie
labor o f the m im ic wreath has ei-
qu isitely em ulated the lively hues oi
nature, so that at the distance It
held b y the queen to exercise til
sagacity o f tbe monarch for his judg­
ment It w a s deemed Impossible «
him to decide which wreath was the
production o f nature and which tl*
work o f art. Solomon was for «
ment perplexed, y e t to he vanqui«»»
by a w om an Irritated his pride.
“ A n expedient presented Itself to ti*
king by a swarm o f bees on the ns*
side o f a w in d o w whleh he ordered
opened. T h e bees rushed In the co
and alighted on one o f the w rest»
w h ile not a single one fixed on
other.
Sheba w as baffled sad »**
convinced o f the wisdom o f S«10® *
Such Is the story handed down t
the bee o n ly rests on the natural he»»-
ties and n ever fixes on the P* nt
flow ers, h ow ever Inimitable the "i
m ay be laid o n ."—N e w Orleans T im »
Pools o f stagnant w ater should not
be allowed to exist where hens can get
to them; cover up. fill up or fence up
Poultry should have a constant suif
ply o f nice, clear, sparkling w ater
Wash out tbe drinking vessel* frrs
quently and occasionally put „ drop D e m o cra t
o f carbolic acid Into the water.
J e w s A r e M ost Prolific.
Any cow can be milked d ry In a
In greater N e w York the
few weeks by irregular milking, some­ number o t children In Protestant *
times at intervals o f tw enty-fou r hours
Hies Is 1.87; In Catholic famine»- *•
and sometimes six. Separation from
In H e b re w fam ilies. 2.54.
her usual company, a change to a new
location, a strange m ilker and scolding
I t Is easy to ph ase a young girP Ja*
voice are sonrees o f Irritation that rem em ber she wants you to forget *-
more or less Impair the m ilking quail, she w as christened Hannah- an
ties o f tbe cow.
Annette, as she calls ben-elf-